This
list is a brief overview of many tasks
you can do with OPCEx. Please refer to
the help files for complete
instructions.

Read
process variables daily and generate
a report at the end of each day.

Simply add the OLE
for Process Control(OPC) items you
want to read to your Excel sheet,
then save the sheet. Using the OPCEx
scheduler, schedule a daily Excel
sheet update and, at the same time,
select the action you desire, such
as creating a web page or emailing a
report.

Read
process variables daily and generate
a monthly report based on the
readings. Simply add the OPC items you
want to read to your Excel sheet,
then save the sheet. Using the OPCEx
scheduler, schedule a daily Excel
sheet update. Then schedule a
monthly action, such as email or
print.

Generate
htm reports for quick and easy data
sharing.Add OPC items as desired to
Excel sheet, then use the scheduling
feature to create an htm report in
your shared web directory so anyone
can view it.

Read
OPC items from one server and write
the values to another server (create
an OPC bridge).

Add one OPC item to a cell and
then link that OPC item to another
one by choosing the cell link option
from the menu.

Read
OPC items and write them to a
database at given intervals.

Add one OPC item to a cell and
then link that OPC item to the
database by choosing the database
link option from the menu. You could
also schedule this to run at various
intervals such as hourly, weekly,
etc
.

Read
and save configuration from the
device and use to restore the device
to that configuration if needed.Add the inactive OPC items for
which you would like to save the
configuration, click on Read All
and save the Excel sheet. When you
want to restore the configuration,
just open the Excel sheet, start the
update, and write all values back to
the device.

Monitor
an OPC item value, such as
temperature, and warn designated
personnel if the value exceeds
specifications.Add an active item you want to
monitor to the worksheet, then
define the alarm conditions for that
item. Choose how you want to warn
designated personnel, such as by
pager or email. You could also
schedule this to run at various
intervals such as hourly, weekly,
etc.